{"id":9294,"date":"2024-02-27T09:55:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?p=9294"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:55:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:55:08","slug":"looking-up-acknowledging-grief-embracing-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2024\/02\/looking-up-acknowledging-grief-embracing-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Up: Acknowledging Grief, Embracing Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Center for Leadership Excellence presents a webinar led by Courtney Ellis&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Looking Up:<\/em><\/strong><em><strong> Acknowledging Grief, Embracing Hope<\/strong><\/em><br><strong>Presented by the Center for Leadership Excellence<br>with Courtney Ellis<br>Tuesday, March\u00a019, 2024, 1pm-2pm ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/event\/looking-up-acknowledging-grief-embracing-hope\/\">Register Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join author, birder, and pastor Courtney Ellis for an invitation into simple, gentle, creative spiritual practices that can encourage our hearts as we seek to live with open hands. 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